Confirming the incident, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said, "There is such information with us. It is very saddening. My condolences to the bereaved families. This fight is in its last stage. Naxals won't be spared."
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced Rs 1 crore financial assistance to the kin of Lourdu Francis, a village administrative officer (VAO) who was killed allegedly by members of a sand mining mafia.
In two unexplained explosions that occurred on Monday at the heavily-guarded Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Kabal town of Swat district, at least 13 people--the majority of whom are thought to be policemen--were killed and 42 others were injured, The News International
The relatives of the two young people who died after police opened fire at a picket in Multan the night before Eid ul Fitr urge that the government bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice, Dawn reported.
As many as 12 street criminals were also killed in police encounters while 17 got injured. There were almost 300 cases of street crimes on a daily basis.
At least nine policemen were killed in explosions and more than 50 people were injured in the explosion that rocked the CTD precinct in Swat's Kabal on Monday.
Levies officials said three people were killed and two others were injured after some unidentified armed men opened fire on a convoy of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Sardar Asadullah Shahwani in Kalat district
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the blast. He expressed grief over the lives lost and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured, reported Geo News.
Three workers were killed while three others were injured in a fire that broke out at Kataria Agro Private Limited, Hingna MIDC in Maharashtra's Nagpur on Monday, officials said.